Quick Before It Melts — I stand behind my previous summation that Intimacy was the most challenging record of Bloc Party’s career on a number of levels.  For the fans, it clearly was a with us or against us affair; you either embraced the move towards more dance orient... more info

Rolling Stone — Cat Power, “Wonderwall” [Oasis Cover] Does Chan Marhsall have a brother? And if she does, do they fight? Did she ever throw him out of the band? Are they hooligans? Tell me they’re hooligans. Bloc Party, “Ion Square” [Joel’s Bright Ligh... more info

Stereogum — Opting for the inexpensive, participatory approach, the opening track of Bloc Party's Intimacy Remixed has itself a fan-made mobile-phone video. It was shot during the band's two-night stand at London's Olympia. Unlike the clip for Armand Van Helden ... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Bloc Party’s Intimacy Remixed is in stores today in the UK and tomorrow in the US. In celebration, they’ve released the brand new video for the Villains Remix of Ares. Enjoy the video comprised of mobile footage from the Easter gigs at the Olympi... more info

Live Daily — British indie-rockers Maximo Park will return to North America this fall for a 14-date tour behind their forthcoming third album, "Quicken the Heart." The trek begins Sept. 6 with a gig at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, followed by a one-off Canadia... more info

NME — Bloc Party, Glasvegas and Jarvis Cocker also play the Austrian bash more info

Pasta Primavera — On May 11th Bloc Party will be releasing Intimacy Remixed.  In the days leading up to that they’ve made the stems of three tracks available for free download on their site for people to remix.  Of course that has led to a surge of Bloc Party ... more info

Music Mule — What? Lo Fi Fnk Lo Fi Fnk (pronounced: LO-FI-FUNK) are a Swedish duo signed to Moshi Moshi, the label that has been a temporary home for the likes of Hot Chip, Architecture in Helsinki, Bloc Party and Friendly Fires over the years. They’ve been mak... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — EDMONTON - Last week on the local concert scene was a celebration of the '70s. Thank you, Neil Young. Thank you, Leonard Cohen. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It was only a couple of years ago when The Maccabees were ferociously attacking my ears. As violent as that may sound, it was actually a quite enjoyable blend of catchy guitar and unique vocals. A few of their songs from Colour It In still pop in m... more info